Utah Code 4-11-102. Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(1) “Abandoned apiary” means any apiary to which the owner or operator fails to give reasonable and adequate attention during a given year as determined by the department.
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-11-102
- Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Apiary equipment: means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or other equipment used to handle or manipulate bees, honey, wax, or hives. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Bee: means the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, at any stage of development. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Colony: means an aggregation of bees in any type of hive that includes queens, workers, drones, or brood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Disease: means any infectious or contagious disease affecting bees, as specified by the department, including American foulbrood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Hive: means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum skep, or other artificial or natural receptacle that may be used to house bees. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Package: means any number of bees in a bee-tight container, with or without a queen, and without comb. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Parasite: means an organism that parasitizes any developmental stage of a bee. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Pest: means an organism that:(12)(a) inflicts damage to a bee or bee colony directly or indirectly; or(12)(b) may damage apiary equipment in a manner that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of the colony or an adjacent colony. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) “Apiary” means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located.(3) “Apiary equipment” means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or other equipment used to handle or manipulate bees, honey, wax, or hives.(4) “Appliance” means any apparatus, tool, machine, or other device used to handle or manipulate bees, wax, honey, or hives.(5) “Bee” means the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, at any stage of development.(6)(6)(a) “Beekeeper” means a person who keeps bees.(6)(b) “Beekeeper” includes an apiarist.(7) “Colony” means an aggregation of bees in any type of hive that includes queens, workers, drones, or brood.(8) “Disease” means any infectious or contagious disease affecting bees, as specified by the department, including American foulbrood.(9) “Hive” means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum skep, or other artificial or natural receptacle that may be used to house bees.(10) “Package” means any number of bees in a bee-tight container, with or without a queen, and without comb.(11) “Parasite” means an organism that parasitizes any developmental stage of a bee.(12) “Pest” means an organism that:(12)(a) inflicts damage to a bee or bee colony directly or indirectly; or(12)(b) may damage apiary equipment in a manner that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of the colony or an adjacent colony.(13) “Raise” means:(13)(a) to hold a colony of bees in a hive for the purpose of pollination, honey production, or study, or a similar purpose; and(13)(b) when the person holding a colony holds the colony or a package of bees in the state for a period of time exceeding 30 days.(14) “Terminal disease” means a pest, parasite, or pathogen that will kill an occupant colony or subsequent colony on the same equipment.